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Boston, Ma, Us

Greater Boston Area

Boston, Ma

Design and create materials, both to customer specifications and from original designs, from simple updates to preparing books from scratch; Prepare files for printing, ensuring accuracy and quality; Operate printers; Assist walk-in and phone customers; Assist with production and finishing, including operating machines for cutting, scoring, folding, and binding; Assist owners in various administrative duties, such as answering emails, processing payments and invoices, and formatting company materials

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Responsible for all phases of print production of a wide range of material: preflight, printing, and finishing (e.g. cutting, mounting, bindery, etc.) of posters, books, business cards, calendars, etc.; Assisting and consulting with customers to realize their printing project, from quality assurance of print-ready files, to designing documents from scratch; Establishing and executing a daily production schedule; Maintaining paper stock and printer functionality

Malden, Ma

Designed and created a wide variety of print materials, including brochures, business cards, letterheads, flyers, signage, internal documents, and customer forms for regional businesses; Assisted customers with edits and design changes to their projects, and preparing existing electronic files for print; Coordinated with managers to maintain integrity of production schedule; Prepared interactive .pdfs; Initiated and maintained contact with production vendors to ensure accurate and timely production; Assisted with addressing customer calls and emails

Managed heavy production schedule with over 150 custom textbooks; Consulted with field editors and university faculty to design, develop, and “build” custom higher education textbooks; Served as point of contact for all field editors and internal departments for each project; Created pagination and text assembly layouts for production vendors; Adhered to multiple daily deadlines and maintained each project record in PCS module database; Created custom tables of contents and divider pages, as needed; Coordinated fulfillment process, answering adopter queries and reviewing desk copies; Worked with internal creative department in designing custom covers and adhering to copyright guidelines as necessary; Assured quality of completed text upon turnover to manufacturing and integrity of electronic files.

The Project Manager is the first person to review and evaluate custom textbook projects in the production phase. This involves: Determining the complexity of project, and, based on this, choosing an in-house or outside vendor; Creating custom tables of contents and divider pages, as needed; Maintaining communication with Development Editor, formatter, and manufacturing buyer; Assuring quality of finished book upon turnover to manufacturing, and integrity of electronic files.